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Seven Sisters (book)
Seven Sisters may refer to: * Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, a star cluster named for Pleiades (Greek mythology), the seven sisters who are companions of Artemis in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment Music * ''Seven Sisters'' (Beta Radio album), 2010 * ''Seven Sisters'' (Meja album), 1998 * "Seven Sisters", an instrumental by Tori Amos from ''Night of Hunters'', 2011 * "Seven Sisters", a song by MewithoutYou from ''Catch for Us the Foxes'', 2004 * "Seven Sisters", a song by the Sword from ''Apocryphon'', 2012 * "The Seven Sisters", a song by Celldweller from ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'', 2012 * "The Seven Sisters", a song by Rainer Maria from ''A Better Version of Me'', 2001 Films * ''The Seven Sisters'' (film), a 1915 American silent romantic comedy * ''Seven Sisters'' (film), or ''What Happened to Monday'', a 2017 dystopian science-fiction film Books and plays * ''The Seven Sisters'' (musical), an 1860 musical * ''The Seven Sisters'', a 1975 book by Anthony Sampson about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleiades
The Pleiades (), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an Asterism (astronomy), asterism of an open cluster, open star cluster containing young Stellar classification#Class B, B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus (constellation), Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII region. Around 2330 BC it marked the vernal point. Due to the brightness of its stars, the Pleiades is viewable from most areas on Earth, even in locations with significant light pollution. The cluster is dominated by OB star, hot blue luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Reflection nebulae around the brightest stars were once thought to be leftover material from their formation, but are now considered likely to be an u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (magazines)
Seven Sisters may refer to: * Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, a star cluster named for Pleiades (Greek mythology), the seven sisters who are companions of Artemis in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment Music * Seven Sisters (Beta Radio album), ''Seven Sisters'' (Beta Radio album), 2010 * Seven Sisters (Meja album), ''Seven Sisters'' (Meja album), 1998 * "Seven Sisters", an instrumental by Tori Amos from ''Night of Hunters'', 2011 * "Seven Sisters", a song by MewithoutYou from ''Catch for Us the Foxes'', 2004 * "Seven Sisters", a song by the Sword from ''Apocryphon (album), Apocryphon'', 2012 * "The Seven Sisters", a song by Celldweller from ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'', 2012 * "The Seven Sisters", a song by Rainer Maria from ''A Better Version of Me'', 2001 Films * The Seven Sisters (film), ''The Seven Sisters'' (film), a 1915 American silent romantic comedy * Seven Sisters (film), ''Seven Sisters'' (film), or ''What Happened to Monday'', a 2017 dystopian science-fiction film Books a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Syv Søstre
or is a mountain range on the island of Alsten in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain range consists of seven peaks on the southeastern half of the island. The mountains are (listed from northeast to southwest): * Botnkrona, with a height of * Grytfoten, with a height of * Skjæringen, with a height of * Tvillingene ("the twins"), with a height of for the taller one and for the shorter one) * Kvasstinden, with a height of * Breitinden, with a height of The range is popular with hikers and offers scenic views over the surrounding area. All the peaks can be ascended using marked paths, and on every summit there is a notebook where visitors can write their name. After visiting all peaks, hikers can contact the local tourist association which will issue a certificate as a testimonial of their achievement. There is no time-limit for climbing all the peaks. The record for the quickest visit to all peaks is under 4 hours. A good view of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters Waterfall (Norway)
The Seven Sisters ( or , also known as ) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The tall waterfall consists of seven separate streams, and the tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures . The waterfall is located along the Geirangerfjorden in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The waterfall is located just south of the historic Knivsflå farm, across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm. The falls are about west of the village of Geiranger. It is part of the West Norwegian Fjords World Heritage Site. Name "The Seven Sisters" ( or ) is located on the northern side of Geirangerfjorden, and directly across the fjord lies a single waterfall called "The Suitor" (). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain. Meanwhile, across the fjord, the suitor (or Courtship, courter) flirts playfully with them from afar. See also * List of waterfalls References External links * UNESCO HeritageSeven Sisters Waterfall - N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (Moscow)
The Seven Sisters () are a group of seven skyscrapers in Moscow designed in the Stalinist architecture, Stalinist style. They were built from 1947 to 1953. At the time of construction, they were the tallest buildings in Europe, and the main building of Moscow State University remained the List of tallest buildings in Europe, tallest building in Europe until 1990. The seven are: Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, Hotel Ukraina, Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Apartments, the Kudrinskaya Square Building, the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building, main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the main building of Moscow State University, and the Red Gates Administrative Building. There were two more skyscrapers in the same style planned that were never built: the Eighth Sister, Zaryadye Administrative Building and the Palace of the Soviets. History The construction of the first Soviet skyscrape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (Queensland)
The Pinnacles (aka the Seven Sisters) are a series of seven volcanic cinder cones on the Atherton Tableland, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia. They were formed more than 350,000 years ago. The vents have an overall southwest-northeast alignment, which suggests that the ascending magma utilised a pre-existing fracture within the Earth's crust. Several of the craters are breached to the southeast, possibly due to the prevailing southeast winds blowing ash and scoria to the northwest and so building the cones more to that side. Parts of the rocky basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ... flows are still densely forested and can be seen surrounding the Curtain Fig Tree. See also * Lake Barrine * Lake Eacham (Yidyam) * Lake Tinaroo * Mount Hypipamee Crater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (law Firms)
The Seven Sisters refers to a historical collection of seven law firms with offices across Canada, the majority of which have head offices in Toronto, Ontario. Membership In alphabetical order, the historical Seven Sisters included: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans, McCarthy, Osler, Stikeman, and Torys. History The term "Seven Sisters" was originally coined by John Alexander Black, founder of '' Lexpert'' (previously owned by Thomson Reuters and now owned by Key Media). At the time, the Seven Sisters dominated the Canadian M&A legal advisory rankings. However, by 2006, Black stated "the moniker may have run its course and that some people argue the Seven have shrunk to two or possibly three." Later that year, '' The Globe & Mail'' reported the Seven Sisters term was no longer valid, explaining that "as the Canadian pool of major companies boils down to a thin concentrate, the upper legal tier has also shrunk." It noted that "most observers agree the reigning top players are McCarth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters (colleges)
The Seven Sisters are a group of seven private liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges. Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and Wellesley College are still women's colleges. Vassar College became coeducational in 1969 and Radcliffe College's undergraduate functions were absorbed in 1999 by Harvard College, also continuing on as the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The name ''Seven Sisters'' is a reference to the Greek myth of the Pleiades, goddesses immortalized as stars in the sky: Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope. These colleges were created in the 19th century to provide women with the educational equivalent to the historically all-male Ivy League colleges. ( Cornell, one of the eight Ivy League schools, has been open to accepting women since its founding, and admitted Jennie Spencer in 1870). History 20th century The consortium was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Oil
Big Oil is a name sometimes used to describe the world's six or seven largest List of corporations by market capitalization#Publicly traded companies, publicly traded and investor-owned list of oil companies, oil and gas companies, also known as supermajors. The term, particularly in the United States, emphasizes their economic power and influence on politics. Big Oil is often associated with the fossil fuels lobby and also used to refer to the industry as a whole in a pejorative or derogatory manner. Sources conflict on the exact makeup of Big Oil today, though the companies which are most frequently mentioned as supermajors are ExxonMobil, Shell plc, Shell, TotalEnergies, BP, Chevron Corporation, Chevron and Eni, with ConocoPhillips frequently being included as well prior to spinning off its downstream operations into Phillips 66. The phrase "Super-Major" emanated from a report published by Douglas Terreson of Morgan Stanley in February 1998. The report foretold a substantial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterculia Monosperma
''Sterculia monosperma'', also known as Chinese chestnut, Thai chestnut, seven sisters' fruit, and phoenix eye fruit, is a deciduous tropical nut-bearing tree of genus '' Sterculia''. Distribution Its origin is southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan) and Taiwan, but it is now a common cultivated tree in northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, mountainous areas of Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as northern Laos and Shan State Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ... in Burma. Human uses The ripe nuts are edible. They may be eaten plain, roasted, boiled with water and salt or also may be used to prepare dishes, such as sauteed with chicken. In China these nuts are one of the traditional foods of the Qixi Festival, the 'night of the seven', also known as the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Americanum
''Crinum americanum'' is an Aquatic plant, aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in Lentic ecosystem, still water habitats. ''Crinum'' species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae; they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. Etymology The Latin specific epithet ''americanum'' refers to the plant's native habitat. Description ''Crinum americanum'' is a perennial bulb that can grow up to tall. The plant has simple leaves that are up to long and wide. Flowers are fragrant and lily-like with white petals that can sometimes be blushed pink in color. The flower stem grows up to tall and has two to six flowered umbels. The upper portion of the stamen is purple and anthers are also purple in color. Distribution a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Babbler
The jungle babbler (''Argya striata'') is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent. Jungle babblers are gregarious birds that forage in small groups of six to ten birds, a habit that has given them the popular name of "Seven Sisters" in urban Northern India, and (seven brothers) in Bengali language, Bengali, with cognate (etymology), cognates in other Languages of India, regional languages which also mean "seven brothers". The jungle babbler is a common resident breeding bird in most parts of the Indian subcontinent and is often seen in gardens within large cities as well as in forested areas. In the past, the orange-billed babbler, ''Turdoides rufescens'', of Sri Lanka was considered to be a subspecies of jungle babbler, but has now been elevated to a species. Taxonomy The jungle babbler was described by the French zoologist Charles Dumont de Sainte Croix in 1823, based on specimens from Bengal. He coined the binomial name ''Cossyphus striatus''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
